Baccalaureate degrees to be offered at Miami-Dade Community College. (Front and Center).A four-year degree program at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) in Florida will help to address two problems that exist in the state--the teacher shortage and the growing cultural gap between teachers and the children in their classrooms. A 2001 Florida state legislative act allows community colleges to apply to offer a four-year degree in areas where there is a severe shortage of personnel or where the school is located far from a university. It is estimated that, statewide, more than 16,000 new teachers will be needed each year for the next 10 years; however, public and private colleges and universities in Florida The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Florida. Private and public liberal arts colleges
According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. M-DCC Provost PROVOST. A title given to the chief of some corporations or societies. In France, this title was formerly given to some presiding judges. The word is derived from the Latin praepositus. Jeffrey Lukenbill, the organizational structure  This article has no lead section.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, one should be written. is in place to expand the school's degree program, and it should be ready for the start of the 2003 fall term. It will be headquartered at the school's InterAmerican campus, where M-DCC's current education program is located. "No new facilities will be required," says Dr. Leslie Roberts Leslie Roberts (b. 1962) is a well-known Canadian journalist and TV personality, primarily from his position as the anchor for Global Ontario's News Hour from 6-7 p.m. He is also the host and successor to Bill Carroll's 10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. , director of the M-DCC School of Education, "and by reaching out to college-age students as well as working people, paraprofessionals in the school system and others looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a career change, we will be able to maximize existing space and concentrate on offering classes in afternoon, evening and other non-peak hours." Roberts also notes that, "Nationwide, 40 percent of children in public schools belong to a minority group, but only 13 percent of teachers are minority." According to M-DCC school officials, more Hispanics and African Americans African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. graduate from their school than from any other college in the nation, so they believe they can help close the cultural gap between teachers and their students. "We are going to change the face of teaching in this country," says Miami-Dade Community College President Dr. Eduardo Padron. Citing evidence that increasing the proportion of minority teachers to students produces a direct, positive impact on student achievement, Roberts notes, "It is also important for white, non-Hispanic students to encounter minority teachers. All children benefit from intellectual role models of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color . By offering baccalaureate degrees, we will be able to increase the supply of minority teachers." For more information, visit www.mdcc.edu. |
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